Gold Mens
The economy of South Africa depends largely on its mining industry. It mines precious metals like gold, copper, platinum, and diamonds. Since it is a former British colony, therefore the basic working of its economy and gold market is still governed by the British laws. Even today, the gold mines in South Africa are largely owned by white men. The native people are mostly working as labourers, and a handful of blacks are working on managerial jobs.
The South African gold market is 120 years old. It has seen a continuous cycle of ebbs, and falls in its economic history. Like many other countries, it depended upon the London bullion market to sell its gold to the global gold market. Individual gold mining companies and brokers marketed gold through London.
Later, The Reserve bank of South Africa took over the control of the gold market of South Africa in the early twentieth century, after the First World War ended, and used The Bank of England as its selling agent to channel gold to the London bullion market.
Later in 1968, during the Vietnam conflict, the London gold market was closed for two weeks. When it reopened, the future of the global gold market had changed forever. It had lost a number of its potential clients. The three main Swiss banks formed a Zurich gold pool, and approached The South African Reserve Bank to channel its gold through it. Even today, Switzerland is known to handle most of the gold produced in South Africa in the global gold market.
South Africa has the second largest gold reserves in the world. In the beginning, it contributed as much as half the total gold produced in the world. However, over a period, its gold production slowed down, despite the low-cost of gold mining in South Africa. With the gold rush in California, and later in Australia, gold mining companies focussed their attention to the newly discovered mines.
Gold mining is anyway a difficult job, and in a country like South Africa, where the geological factors make it unbearable to work, the instability of the country further hampers the growth of gold mining industry. The geothermal temperature is more than 50 degree Celsius.
It needs tons and tons of water to be pumped in to cool the inner temperature. Moreover, it requires massive amounts of dynamite, and Cyanide to blast the mines, and extract gold from there. The refining process of course needs uninterrupted power supply.
So altogether, the cost of mining and processing raw gold is extravagant for the government. With its limited resources, and insufficient power supply, coupled with the civil wars, and political instability, it has failed to deliver a prospective gold market. Rand, the South African currency is constantly losing its value against other currencies. The gold market has not yet shown signs of recovery, but the government is initiating projects like thermal power stations to generate more electricity for the gold mines to increase their production by 2010.
Jack Wagon is a gold investment consultant. Learn how to buy gold in the times of recession. For more information visit his recommended website at http://www.goldmadesimple.com/.
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AUDEMARS PIGUET MILLENARY DEADBEAT MENS ROSE GOLD NEW $179,900.00 |
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Mens Diamond White Gold Princess Cut Bracelet 100.00 ct $95,000.00 |
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Breguet Men’s Tourbillon Yellow Gold Date Watch AMAZING $86,000.00 |
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ORIGINAL MENS 18K GOLD PIAGET 30.CT DIAMOND WRIST WATCH $79,999.99 |
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Audemars Piguet Shaq Mens WHITE Gold Diamond Watch NEW $79,000.00 |
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Richard Mille RM 011 Le Mans Classic Rose Gold $76,000.00 |
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Patek Philippe 5070G Men’s Chronograph White Gold Watch $69,850.00 |
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Patek Philippe 5070R Men’s Chronograph Rose Gold Watch $66,500.00 |
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Mens Rare Patek Philippe & Tiffany & CO 18K Gold watch $65,000.00 |
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Mens Rolex 18kt Gold DIAMOND MasterPiece List $75,000 $59,950.00 |
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*NEW* ROLEX MENS 18K YELLOW GOLD GMT-MASTER II #116758 $49,950.00 |
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Mens ROLEX Full Diamond Glacier White Gold President $49,950.00 |
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AUTHENTIC Men’s Full Diamond ROLEX White Gold President $49,950.00 |
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Mens Rolex Gold Pearlmaster Pave Diamond Dial # 18948 $49,550.00 |
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Mens White Gold Daytona Rolex Pava Diamond Dial 116509 $47,950.00 |
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ROLEX watch Mens 18k Gold GMT ll Sapphire Diamond Bezel $46,950.00 |
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MENS 14K WHITE GOLD ROUND CUT DIAMOND CHAIN NECKLACE $46,425.00 |
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PAVE DIAMOND 18kt White Gold Men’s ROLEX President $45,950.00 |
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ROLEX watch Mens 18k Gold GMT ll Sapphire Diamond Bezel $44,950.00 |
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AUTHENTIC Mens White Gold Pave Diamond ROLEX President $44,950.00 |
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NEW CARTIER PASHA LARGE MENS GOLD WATCH WJ1202M9 $44,920.00 |
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Patek Philippe 5712R Nautilus Men’s 18K Gold Watch $44,500.00 |
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NEW CARTIER PASHA LARGE MENS GOLD WATCH WJ1203H9 $42,060.00 |
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37 CT DIAMOND MEN’S BRACELET 14K WHITE GOLD NEW!!! $41,670.00 |
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Mens Diamond Gold Semi Mount Princess Cut Ring 68.5ct $41,500.00 |
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14K Gold Men’s Round & Oval Diamonds Ring 3.90ct $40,479.00 |
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Jacob & Co Men’s Diamond Watch 11.75ct Rose Gold $39,995.00 |
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Mens Rolex 18k Gold Pearlmaster MOP Myraid MOP Ruby $39,950.00 |
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DeGrisogono Power Breaker Men’s Chrono 18K W Gold Watch $39,850.00 |
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Mens Rolex 18kt Gold DIAMOND MasterPiece List $47,950 $38,950.00 |
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Mens Diamond 14K White Gold Round Cut Chains 52.00ct $38,000.00 |
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Mens 40mm White Gold Daytona 116509 Rolex $37,950 $37,950.00 |
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NEW MENS 18K YELLOW GOLD ROLEX MASTERPIECE W/ METEORITE $37,595.00 |
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NEW PATEK PHILIPPE LARGE NAUTILUS ROSE GOLD MENS 5712R $37,275.00 |
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Patek Philippe Nautilus Mens 5712r Rose Gold Watch NEW $36,000.00 |
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ROLEX DAYTONA MENS WATCH 18K WHITE GOLD DIAMONDS MOP $35,900.00 |
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Glashutte Orignal PanoMaticChrono 18kt White Gold Mens $35,900.00 |
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ROLEX DAYTONA MENS WATCH 18K WHITE GOLD DIAMONDS MOP $35,900.00 |
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Mens Diamond 14k White Gold Bracelet Bangle 50.00 ct $35,240.00 |
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Mens Diamond White Gold Round Cut Bracelet 57.00 ct $35,000.00 |
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Mens Diamond 14k White Gold Round Cut Chain VS 44.60 ct $35,000.00 |
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Mens Rolex 18kt Gold DIAMOND MasterPiece List $46,050 $34,850.00 |
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MENS 18K YELLOW GOLD ROLEX MASTERPIECE CHAMPAGNE SERTI! $34,295.00 |
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Mens Diamond Gold Princess Cut Bracelet Link 48.00 ct $34,150.00 |
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Rolex Men’s and Women’s Watches Watch 18KT Yellow Gold $33,500.00 |
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Mens Diamond Gold Round Cut Chain Necklace VS2 45.00 ct $33,000.00 |
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Chopard W Gold & Diamond Mens Watch$98,000 $33,000.00 |
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ROLEX MENS 18k GOLD DAY-DATE PRESIDENT METEORITE YR2009 $32,950.00 |
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Glashutte Orignal PanoMaticChrono 18kt Rose Gold Mens $32,950.00 |
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Mens Diamond White Gold Canary Necklace Chain 42.00ct $32,350.00 |
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19.25 CT DIAMOND MEN’S BRACELET 18K WHITE GOLD NEW!!! $32,295.00 |
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NEW CARTIER PASHA LARGE MENS GOLD WATCH WJ120251 $32,105.00 |
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Mens Diamond Gold Round Cut Bracelet Bangle VS2 50.70ct $31,999.00 |
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AUTHENTIC Men’s Diamond ROLEX 18kt White Gold President $31,950.00 |
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NEW CARTIER PASHA SEATIMER MENS GOLD WATCH W301970M $31,940.00 |
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NEW MENS WHITE GOLD BRACELET ROLEX DAYTONA PAVE DIAMOND $31,595.00 |
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NEW MENS WHITE GOLD BRACELET ROLEX DAYTONA PAVE DIAMOND $31,495.00 |
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Mens Diamond White Gold Link Chain Necklace SI 61.02ct $31,000.00 |
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27 CT DIAMOND MEN’S BRACELET 14K WHITE GOLD NEW!!! $30,840.00 |
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NEW CARTIER PASHA SEATIMER MENS GOLD WATCH W301980M $30,140.00 |
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NEW CARTIER PASHA LARGE MENS GOLD WATCH WJ120151 $30,105.00 |
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Mens Pre-Owned Cartier Saratoga 18K Gold diamond watch $30,000.00 |
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Mens Diamond 14k Gold Round Bracelet Bangle 45.00 ct $30,000.00 |
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Brand NEW Rolex Mens YachtMaster II – White Gold 116689 $30,000.00 |
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MENS CURTIS CO JACOB WATCH WHITE GOLD DIAMOND BRACELET $30,000.00 |
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‘ROGER DUBUIS’ 18K WHITE GOLD “THREE-RETROGRADE” MEN’S. $30,000.00 |
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MEN’S 41.14CT PRINCESS DIAMOND CROSS PENDANT GOLD VS1-E $29,999.99 |
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Vintage Mens 4.38CT Diamond Wedding Ring Solid 18K Gold $29,999.00 |
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MENS 14K WHITE GOLD ROUND DIAMOND FRANCO CHAIN NECKLACE $29,999.00 |
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Mens Diamond 14K Gold Baseball Charm Pendant 38.00 ct $29,950.00 |
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AUTHENTIC Men’s Full Diamond ROLEX White Gold President $29,950.00 |
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AUTHENTIC Men’s ROLEX Diamond White Gold President $29,950.00 |
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